Mental health knowledge built by service users and survivors
Welcome to the Survivor Researcher Network (SRN)
The Survivor Researcher Network is a UK based user-controlled network for mental health service users and survivors with an interest in research.
Previously hosted by NSUN, we are now an independent network and Community Interest Company. We are seeking funding to continue to develop the SRN as a network for survivor researchers together with undertaking research, and offering mentoring, training and consultancy.
This is a developing website which aims to provide opportunities for discussion, survivor research resources, articles, and news. We welcome feedback.
You can sign up for our Survivor Researcher Network newsletter here.
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Featured News and SRN events
October 2025 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 BST on Tuesday 21st October. These meetings provide a space for people with lived experience of mental distress to discuss research...
September 2025 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 BST on Tuesday 16th September. These meetings provide a space for people with lived experience of mental distress to discuss research...
Latest from News and Views
Lived experience expert document analysis workshop
We are sharing this call for lived experience experts for a workshop on Lived Experience involvement in Mental Health Research The workshop is part of a project funded by the Wellcome Trust and...
Unpaid Carers – Research Advisory Group
Research Advisory Group opportunity for unpaid carers of people who use mental health services The University College London (UCL) research project is looking at how unpaid carers (family members or...
Research Methods Toolkit
New, collaborative produced, free online resource on research methods for society and mental health. Launch event on 28th November. The Centre for Society and Mental health is launching this new...
Dilemmas in doing survivor research
"‘Last night I was shot, you were shot too’: Ethical, political and methodological dilemmas in doing survivor research in mental health". This presentation was given by Konstantina (Dina)...